Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02

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land some two and a half miles in width,
AID hanked on either side by forest-ciad
hills, which without being lofty, would DE
uuite unavoidable for a great baggage
laden army 10 cross. She looked earnestly
at the map, and then, with qulckheaS pI
perception that in some women amounts
almost to an instinct, she laid her finger
upon this neck Of rising ground, ana turn
ing to her husband, said with proud AR
of confidence and atOss Of the golden mead:
Here shalt thou meet SOrals' armies. |
know the spot, here shalt thou meet them,
and drive them before thee like dust before
the storm"
CHAPTER XX.-THE BATTLE or THE PASS.
1t was on the third morning after this
Incident Of the map that Sir Henry and
started. With the exception Of small
guard. all the great host had novel On
the night before, leaving the browning
City very silent and empty.
Good and UmsiopOgaas had gone on wit
the army, but Nylcptha accompanied Sir
Henry and myself TO the city gates, riding
n magnificent white horse called Daylight,
which was supposed TO be the iieetest and
most enduring animal in /u-N ends. Her
face bore traces Of recent weeping, but
there were no tears in her eyes now, in
deed she was bearing up bEIiclY against
what must have been bitter trial To her.
At the gate she refined in her horse and
bldc MS farewell. On the previous day
she had reviewed and addressed the Off
GERS Of the great army, speaking to them
such high. eloquent words, and expressing
SO complete Il confidence in their valprand
in their ultimate victory, that she quite
carried their hearts away, and aS she rode
from rank 10 rank they cheercd her till the
ground shook And now to-day the same
mood seemed to be on her
'Farc thee we'll, Macumazahnn she said.
"Rcmcmbar, trust to thy wits, which
are ns a needle to Il spear handle compared
10 those of my people, to save ms from
Sorais / know that thou wilt do thy
duty"
bowed and explained to her my horror
Of fighting and my fear lest ! should lose
my head, ut which she laughed gently and
turned to Curtis.
Fare thee well. my lord" she said.
Come hacIl with victory, and king, or
on thy soldiers spears
Sir Henry said nothing, but turned his
horse to 20. perhaps he had bit of aIump
In his throat one gets over il attcrWarI
but these sort Of partiu%S are trying when
one has only been married week.
Here added Nylcptha, II will greet We
when yc return in triumph. And now, my
lords, once more farcwcll!'
Then we rode on, but when we had gone
hundred and fifty yards or SO, we turned
aud perceived her still sitting ON her hOrs"
Ht the same spot, and looking out after us
beneath her hand and that WAS the last
we saw Of her About n mile farther ON,
however, we heard gaIlOping behind lis,
and looking round, saw a mounted soldier
coming toward Us, leading Nylcplha's
matchlCss Btccd Daylight
"Thc Qurrn sends the white stallion as
u farewell gft to her Lord luruhu, and
bids me tell my lord that ne is the frc,c9t
aud the most enduring horse in all the
land, said the soldier, bending 10 his sad
dlc-buw before Us.
At first Sir Henry did not want to take
the horse, saying that Ii" was too good for
such rou"u work, but persuaded him tn
do SO, thanking that NylcpthH would De-
hurt # he did not. Little cid I guess az
tho time what service that noble horse
would render in our sorcSt need.
BY mid day we overlook the rear guard
of the great army of which sir Henry form
ally took over the command.
On the evening of the fourth day, for the
progress Of SO great a multitude was ne.
Ccssurily slow, we Campcd two miles this
side ~ the neck or ridge have spoken or,
and our nutposts brought us word that
SnrhiS with all her power was rolling down
uppn ~. nnd had cnmpcd that might ten
WIIr7 the TART hcr SIde ol the meek.
Accordingly before dawn we sent Tor
W3tlH llllerN hundred cllNalrf 10 S'lHe inc
position Scarcely had they occupied IT,,
however before they were attacked 10y
about rs many OF SnlalS hOrSemru. ana u
very smart lIitle cavalry hight cnSued; WI II
a loss 10 Us oil ahout lhlrtN men kiilea. 'h
me advance oil our supports, however;
S"f5tiS force drew OF, carrying lhclr deAd
and wounded with them.
n" man hndN Oh the army reached the
meek ABOUT diui!cF,'liler anu ! must say
Ihlt NNl"plha judgment hau MOI ililoi
uelr " was IN 3oihlt"ple pi"'e !" give o"U
ne H. 'Sp',l'liN ~ superior i"i''.
Inc foaI ran down nllir or more
thtollGh EFouhd 10" oI9AcIl 10 5"llhiI on '',t
Htu'llllE bl NuN tpllNti'l'lplN i"i''' TN !.
reached the crest OF great green wave or
laI'i lu'tb FnIl',l u"Nu u gem ~ supp ~
tue banks oI u iltlle stream alu lhGll foiI-
c,t AWAY again up Il sun Ech'l'I Nt"pN I"
the pIain beyond, the dlStauce from the
crest OF the IaHd-waVc down 70 the stream
being little over half a mile, and from
the stream up To- inc plllh h'4"hl II IrIH'
less. Inc lrhglh nl inns wave oI Ithu dI
it's highest point, which Corresp9ndcd cN,
Wctly with the width OF lR" neck ol lalld
between the wooded hills. Wa' aN&}!i 'Wn
miles md quarter, and it was protected
ON either side 10y dense, rocky, bush clad
ground, that afforded most valuable coy
or to the TANKS of the army and rendered
II almost impossible for them 10 he turned
II was ON the htther slope ct this neck OF
land that Curtis cucgmped his army in the
SAM formation that he had, after con-
sultatiou with the various generals, Good,
and myself determined that they should
occupy in the great pitched battle which
now appeared to he imminent
our force of sixty Thousand men was,
roughly speaking, divided aS follows: In
the center was a dense body Of twenty
thousand foot soldiers, armed with spears,
swords, and appropriateness hide shields.
breast and hack plates. These formed
the chest of the army and were supported
hy five thousand foot, and three thousand